Anyone run Currie RockJock?
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OverlanderJK
Resident Smartass
I've seen a lot of Currie breaks. Ring gears, axle shafts, housing itself. Also there is no way to drain the fluid in those axles. That alone is enough to push me away.
MedixJK
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MedixJK
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Yea i feel ya. Personally have no experience with either, but as Overlander said, i have heard of some breaks on Currie. I have never to my knowledge heard if a Dynatrac break. The way i see it, when your spending thousands on something, might as well get the best part you can.
Benito
Caught the Bug
The PR44 doesn't have a drain plug either, at least I haven't found it mine, just so you know.
MR.Ty
Token East Coast Guy
Right but if you take the cover off it all drains out. That doesn't happen with their rock jocks.
Sithwindu
Member
What? Really? How do you drain the fluid/fix ring and pi ions in rock jocks then?
Benito
Caught the Bug
I'm wondering where all these Currie breaks happen. Every rig at KOH seem to use them so if they were bad, those guys wouldn't run them. The only time I see Dynatracs are when the people are decked out in EVO.
Yes I've seen them break but for the amount of them out there, it's impossible for some not to break. I have had zero problems for 2 years and run them hard. Then again, I've had Metal Cloak (which get a hard time here) arms for that amount of time and zero problems.
It's a toss up. You ask here, the love will be for Dynatrac and Evo. You ask other forums it will be Currie and Genright, etc...
Yes I've seen them break but for the amount of them out there, it's impossible for some not to break. I have had zero problems for 2 years and run them hard. Then again, I've had Metal Cloak (which get a hard time here) arms for that amount of time and zero problems.
It's a toss up. You ask here, the love will be for Dynatrac and Evo. You ask other forums it will be Currie and Genright, etc...
MR.Ty
Token East Coast Guy
From what I've read you need to use a shop vac or similar to suck it out.
Hmm my bad I didn't know they made 44s with non turned pumpkins.
Over the last 10 years, I've seen the breaks, on RockJock 60's and on guys who were all decked out in EVO gear. The problem I've seen is that they just allowed for too much deflection in the differential housing and that was causing ring and pinion breaks and issues with their shafts. Unfortunately, Currie would no longer warranty these breaks stating that they were played on too hard and for me personally, that's a load of crap. Sure, RockJocks are cheaper but if you were to build up something like a front RockJock 60 to the same specs as what comes standard on a ProRock 60, they end up costing the same. Of course, that's just what I have seen and really, what would I know.
As I always like to say, we all have our own idea of "run them hard" really is and how "often" is often. Clearly, you're the kind of badass that believes you need to replace your perfectly fine factory bolts with a set of Grade 8's. Me, I'm just a mall crawler and so you can take that for what it's worth.
LOL!! You'll forgive me but the only toss up is for guys like you who rely on what you've read on internet forums. Me, I go off of what I have personally seen and have experienced over the years. But of course, that's just me. :yup:
OverlanderJK
Resident Smartass
Everyone at KOH run them? Really? Most of the guys are running spidertrax, dynatrac or custom. Few run rock jocks and the ones that do are running the 70's not the 60's.
highoctane
Caught the Bug
Someone at KOH this year snapped their Currie RockJock 60 or 70 housing, like the pumpkin itself split into two. I had a pic of it, but can't find it now. Not the first time it's happened, and won't be the last.
OverlanderJK
Resident Smartass
Yup. It was a front axle. Not sure if Currie makes front 70's or not.
dwvninety
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Jhinds7253
New member
I've been pretty impressed with my core 44 so far. Hit a car in the side at 40mph, bent the car in half. Got a scratch on the housing, lol. Still running it
metalic
Member
Core 44 isn't a currie.
G2 uses currie housings bit the core isn't one of them. I myself have a core 44 and have my reasons why I chose it over the pr44. I've been running it for a year now and I hope the day doesn't come I regret not going pr44